Francis Halzen awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino work
Francis Halzen, an 82-year-old physicist born in Belgium and affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday in Stockholm
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